Re: [Xen-users] Cloning domUs

["Stephen Shaw" <stshaw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>> Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx> 08/06/07 1:41 PM >>> 
>Geoff Kirk wrote:
>> shacky wrote:
>>>> What storage method are you using for the domU?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> I'm using LVM for most domUs...
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>> Using LVM i create a new volume  mount the domU i want to copy and the 
>> new volume, format the new volume and cp -dpR the files over, then 
>> edit the network/hostname config. Don't forget swap space too.
>>
>> It maybe you can just snapshot the domU and edit the network but i 
>> don't know if thats wise.
>>
>> Geoff.
>I use 'rsync -avH' instead of 'cp -a', since it handles being re-run 
>better and handles exclusions better, too.

rsync is great.  Are you creating sparse files?  If so, can rsync handle that

I've used cp --sparse=always when I copy domUs


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